The Allerford
Rural Life Museum is housed in the old
Village School leased from the National
Trust.
It was a school from 1821 to 1981 and opened as the Rural Life Museum
in 1983. The collection is owned and administered by a Charitable Trust.
The exhibits are displayed in four areas
- the schoolroom containing original desks and forms, slates, textbooks and toys of the period Ther are also Victorian era clothes in which childeren can dress up
- the main room containing containing domestic,
farm and local industry equipment from a hundred years ago
- the Photographic Archive Room
- Outdoor display and picnic area
Allerford Museum Exmoor Somerset
Local craft people,
such as lace maker and a weaver, can sometimes be seen at work in the Museum.
Behind the school in the riverside garden are larger exhibits,
a cobblers workshop and a picnic area. The Playground is used by
school parties for organised activities with stilts and hoops and the
old singing games. Morning educational visits
covering the Victorian aspect of the National Curriculum are taken by
experienced teachers and guides.
Allerford Museum Exmoor Somerset
There is a small shop for the purchase of souvenirs and replica Victorian
toys and the old School Kitchen is available for refreshments. Piles
Mill, a National Trust property a half mile away, houses a Memorial to
Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland in the form of a millstone sundial as
well as various Museum artifacts. Visits can be organised by prior arrangement.
Tel: 01643 862529
2008 Allerford Rural Life Museum
Between Minehead & Porlock. Open Easter - Oct, 10.30 - 4pm Wed.Thurs, Fri. 1.00 - 4.00 pm Sunday. Victorian schoolroom, children's clothes for dressing up, craft demos. Schools & other parties by prior arrangement. 01643 862529. |
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